After 1979 Whether China needed a copyright law or not? 1979,after Deng Xiaoping visited the United States,China began to draft the copyright law. 1990,the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China was passed 1992,became member of Berne Convention 2001,1st amendment:TRIPs 2010,2nd amendment:China-US dispute in WTO 2012,3rd amendment:upcomingAfter 1979 • Whether China needed a copyright law or not? • 1979, after Deng Xiaoping visited the United States, China began to draft the copyright law. • 1990, the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China was passed • 1992, became member of Berne Convention • 2001, 1st amendment: TRIPs • 2010, 2nd amendment: China-US dispute in WTO • 2012, 3rd amendment: upcoming